Kaikohe's emergency water supply originally expected to start flowing last month.

Annual adventure billed as 'a wonderful way to see some spectacular parts of the country'.

Five homes evacuated; four helicopters still at work this morning to control 80ha fire.

Northland grandma Macilla Manuel was determined not to lose another mokopuna.

Te Tai Tokerau's longest-serving chief executive has retired after 30 years of service.

Peter Jackson asks, are lower speed limits about saving lives or getting us out of cars?

Peter Jackson notes our trust in our fellow man was shaken by the events in Christchurch.

The government is taking rule-making to a ridiculous level, writes Peter Jackson.

Thieves took everything from tourists' car at Ahipara, including a surprise wedding ring.

Comment: A few Kerikeri fruit thieves ruin the reputation of the region for everyone.

Flames reached the deck of one home as fire crews battled to force the blaze back.

The man's family found him lying underneath the tractor.

Bus driver is thought to have not seen the man prior to running him over.

Opononi's toilets have been repainted, or as a local couple puts it, "horribly vandalised"

It's been a painful New Year for Cooper's beach man Neill Bainbridge.